The May 2024 solar storm created two new temporary belts of high-energy particles surrounding Earth. The findings are particularly important for spacecraft launching into geostationary orbits, which can be damaged as they traverse the dangerous belts.
A view of United Launch Alliance’s Vertical Integration Facility at Cape #Canaveral Air Force Station with an #Atlas V #rocket with the Radiation Belt Storm Probes, or #RBSP probes, later renamed the Van Allen #probes, to study the Earth’s magnetic field.
The #AtlasV is on its Mobile Launch Platform and is preparing to be rolled out to its launch pad at LC-41.
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